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Valve World Americas: Valve Packing Seminar

The Hands-on Valve Packing Installation Seminar will be held on Wednesday, July 15th from 3:00pm to 4:00pm and presented by Vance St. Jean - Senior Stationary Equipment Specialist for AW Chesterton and moderated by Rodney Roth - Manager Strategic Accounts – Stationary Equipment for AW Chesterton.

Wey Valve expands

Officials from Wey Valve, Inc., manufacturer of knife gate valves, have announced the expansion and relocation of its operations to Tupelo Lee Industrial Park South, Shannon, with the construction of a 40,000 square-foot manufacturing facility. “We are excited about the future of our company in Lee County.

Curtiss-Wright supplying valves for submarine program

Curtiss-Wright Corp has been awarded contracts valued at over US$480 million to supply pumps, valves, generators and propulsors for the US Navy’s Block IV Virginia Class Submarine Program. The contracts cover 10 submarines, two per year from fiscal 2014 through to 2018.

Study confirms Gylon Bio-Pro’s quality standards

The Garlock family of companies announced that a new study confirmed that the GYLON BIO-PRO sanitary gasket meets the high standards of quality and performance required for use in pharmaceutical and bioprocessing industries.

HAM-LET’s upgraded severe service needle valve

HAM-LET, a leading global manufacturer of instrumentation valves and fittings for industrial and high purity fluid and gas delivery systems, recently showcased its upgraded H-99 Severe Service Needle Valve series at the ACHEMA conference held earlier this month in Germany.

Wolseley golf tournament raises $51,000 for Special Oly

On June 3, 2015, Wolseley Canada held its 10th annual Wolseley Classic golf tournament in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised $51,000 CAD in support of Special Olympics (SO). Proceeds from the tournament, which was held at Bel Acres Golf and Country Club, will be donated to SO Manitoba and SO Canada.

New national sales manager for Griffco Valve

Griffco Valve Inc. has named Mr. John Conway, as its new national sales manager for all North American Sales. Conway will be responsible for the sales and promotion of Griffco Valve’s chemical-feed accessories across the US and Canada.

ERGIL’s pressure vacuum relief valve

ERGIL StorageTech™ announces an extension in its product portfolio with the launch of Pressure Vacuum Relief Valve with Flame Arrester (End of line, weight loaded integrated and atmospheric deflagration proof).

Setpoint awarded JV valve contract for Cameron

Setpoint Integrated Solutions, an industrial supplier of engineered process control solutions, has announced that it has been selected to supply all control, safety relief and automated isolation valves for Cameron LNG, a large liquefied natural gas terminal located in the state of Louisiana.

ASCO’s 362 & 562 stainless spool valves

ASCO Numatics has introduced the 362 and 562 Series of stainless steel spool valves for control valve automation in the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas markets. "The 362 and 562 Series valves incorporate ASCO's proven solenoid technology for unequaled reliability in mission-critical oil and gas applications," said Robert W.